Kannappa Chettiar (Died) Manickam v. Gunalan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Sunder Mohan, J.), order dated 22.01.2025 in a Criminal Revision Case under Section 442 of B.N.S.S, 2023 by Manickam, son of the late Kannappa Chettiar, versus Gunalan, Sub Registrar, Gingee, and Sadik Basha. The Court held that a revision does not lie against an order acquitting the respondent and dismissed the revision with liberty to file an appeal against the acquittal; impugned judgment to be returned to the petitioner. Keywords: maintainability of revision against acquittal; C.C.No.566 of 2018; Judicial Magistrate, Gingee; order dated 18.10.2024.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appeal against the acquittal; the impugned judgment may be returned to the petitioner to pursue his remedy. ¶20